Barnaby's Wife Says She Is 'Deceived, Hurt' By His Baby News

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Posted on February 07, 2018

The estranged wife of Barnaby Joyce says she and their four daughters are devastated by the news he's having a baby with a former staffer.

A photograph of the deputy prime minister's pregnant partner on the front page of The Daily Telegraph has triggered a fierce debate about whether the image and accompanying article are an invasion of privacy or matter of public interest.

Natalie Joyce said her husband's former media adviser Vikki Campion, 33, had been a welcome visitor to the family home.

Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion on Facebook

"Naturally we feel deceived and hurt by the actions of Barnaby and the staff member involved," Mrs Joyce told News Corp Australia.

"The situation for myself and the girls has been made worse by the fact it's been played out in public at this time."

Rumours of the affair and pregnancy surfaced during the by-election in Mr Joyce's New England seat in October but weren't publicly confirmed.